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Category Archives: Bright shiny objects
Cat Herders Day
This isn’t one to be taken literally- but if you have more than one cat you might want to! Today is Cat Herders Day- a day to celebrate folks who are attempting tasks that may seem just as difficult as herding cats. Which, this year could be any of us. Maybe you’re a project manager trying to manage an important… Read more »
International Veternarian Day
Today we celebrate those amazing men and women who chose to go into animal medical practice. Some of them focus on large animals and treat farm animals like cows, pigs, sheep and horses. Others chose to focus on small animals and treat our beloved household pets including cats, dogs and birds. There are even some who do both! Fun fact-… Read more »
Married to a Scorpio Support Day
Yes, this is a real thing. And yes, I am married to a Scorpio ( For the record, I am a Sagittarius). While I don’t put much (OK- any) real stock in astrology, it is true that my husband has many of the traits commonly associated with Scorpios. He is passionate, persistent, loyal and has a morbid curiosity. There… Read more »
So I Did a Thing
So I did a thing last week. After long talks with my boss and my husband, I made the decision that it was time to go back to the office. NOTE- the photo for this blog post is NOT of my actual office. It comes from Unsplash, which is a great site for copyright free images and one I recommend!… Read more »
Ada Lovelace Day
Especially this year, it’s important to honor great women in history. And today we honor Ada Lovelace. She was the daughter of the poet Lord Byron, but her interests were in the areas of science and math. Granted, this may be in part because her mother didn’t want her to become a poet and pushed these studies, but Ada excelled… Read more »
Reflections of Portland
As I mentioned last week, my husband and I recently took a short trip to Portland. When I told people where we were going almost everyone had the same reaction “Are you sure you want to go there? Isn’t is dangerous?”. A couple folks were worried about travelling in general, but most people were only worried about us going… Read more »
Sight Day
Our sight is something a lot of us take for granted. Sure, we might wear glasses or contacts, and yes, we know our prescription is likely to change as we age, but we assume we’ll always have the ability to see. Today we think about those who can’t. Some were born blind. Others lose their sight due to illness or… Read more »
Ask a Stupid Question Day
We all have it. That one thing that we don’t know that we think everyone else does. That one thing that we are scared to admit we don’t know. Yet we keep not knowing because we don’t want to ask that stupid question. Well good news- today is your day! Go ahead and ask for clarification on that one thing… Read more »
I’m So Touched and So Blessed!
A few weeks ago I wrote about my struggles- mostly involving my mental health- with working from home. If you missed that, you can see it here https://beckypalmer.wpengine.com/my-5-stages-of-working-from-home/ What happened afterwards has been truly touching. Sometimes I wonder if anyone actually reads what I write or if I’m just shouting into the void. Turns out yeah, folks do read this! And… Read more »